Container.



J; T. TODD.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10, I914.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916'.

W 3, ,ea W Z m fi W0 m W //0 THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON. DV1;

as ent nice.

JOHN T. TODD. OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE REGISTEREDTRACER SYSTEM, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed December 10, 1914. Serial No. 876,403.

To all whom it mag concern:

,Be it 'known that 1, JOHN T. TODD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inContainers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to improvements in containersparticularly adapted though not necessarily limited in its use forcontaining coins and the like.

More particularly the invention relates to a container having an openingthrough which the contents may be removed and which opening is adaptedto be closed by aflap or element flexibly connected with the containerand foldable over the opening and secured in position by means of a sealor sticker which latter is adapted to be broken or torn by raising theflexible closing element with respect to the container.

To the attainment of these ends and: the accomplishment of other new anduseful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features ofnovelty in substantially the construction, combination andarrangement ofthe several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shownin the accompanying drawings, illustrat ng the invention and in which..

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device of this character constructedin accordance with the principlesof thisinvention and showing theclosing element secured a ainst opening. Fig. 2 is a front elevationwith the seal for the closing element omitted. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view taken on line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail plan viewshowing the closing element unfolded with respect to the container topermit the contents of the container to be removed.

I Referring more particularly to the drawing and in the presentexemplification of this invention, the numeral 10 designates generally acontainer which is preferably fiat and is of any desired size andconfiguration and constructed of any suitable mate rial. This containeris provided-with a slot 11 in one edge thereof and through which slotthe coins are adapted to be inserted thereinto,ithere being. if desired.a tubular similar to the structure shown in my United States Patent No.1112040, September 29th, 1914. The specific construction of this tubularelement 12, however, forms no part of the present invention. Thecontainer is also provided in one of its edges with another slot oropening l3, preferably arranged in the edge opposite to the edge inwhich the opening 11 is arranged.

:An extension 14 is formed on or flexibly connected with one of thewalls of the container and is of any desired length to form a flap. Thisflap is of a width substantially equal to the length of the opening 13and is adapted to be folded over the opening so as to rest flat againstone of the faces of the container and thereby form a closure for theopening 13. I

If desired the container may be so constructedthat the wall with whichthe flap 14 is connected may be provided with portions 15, 16 whichoverlap one edge of the container so as to rest flat a gainst the faceof the opposite wall. These flaps 15, 16 terminate short of each otherto form an opening 17 into which the closure flap 14 may be folded andthe flap 14 is preferably of a length somewhat greater than the flaps15, 16 so that the extremity 1.8 ofthe flap will project beyond theedges of the flaps 15, 16 to form a hand hold by means of which theoperator may raise the flap to uncover the broken when the flap 14 israised, but which is of sufficient strength to hold the flap againstaccidental opening.

The element'19 is preferably in the form of a sticker and is ofsufficient length so as to extend across the face of the flap 14 to besecured thereto and projects beyond the edges thereofto be secured tothe flaps 15, 16 and the flap 1S entering the opening 17, will cause itsouter face to stand substantially flush with the outer faces of theflaps 15, 16.

lVith this improved construction. it will be manifest that the containermay be filled with coins and after it has been thus filled or when it isdesired to remove the contents of the container, all that is necessaryis to grasp the extremity of'the flap or closure 1% with onehand andhold the container 10 in the other hand, then pull the flap 18 away fromthe container and as the flap is detached from the face against which itrests this action will tear or break the sealing element 19 to permitthe flap to beopened to the position shown in Fig. 4 to uncover theopening 13 and thereby permit the contents to be readily removed. Thecontainer can be used an indefinite number of times without mutilatingthe flap by folding the flap 18 each time it is desired to close theopening, into the position shown in Fig. 2 and placing a new seal orsticker 19 thereon in the manner shown in Fig. 1. This flap or closure14L and the opening 17 may be of any desired shape and while theinvention is described as being applicable for the use of holding coinsor the like, it is obvious that it may be adapted for many otherpurposes and instead of having a short opening 13, the opening may be ofany length within the limits of the container and the flap may be of acorresponding size that this opening may be sealed when desired.

What is claimed as new is:

i 1. A substantially fiat and closed casing edge of the opposite wall ofthe casing and permanently secured to the'outer face of said wall toform a narrow opening between a the secured flaps and through whichopening over the opening to open and close thesamethe coins may beremoved, the intermediate flap being free to be folded back and forth anindefinite number of times, said interme diate flap foldable'into thespaceQbetween the outer flapsiand projecting beyond'th'eextremities ofthe latter when folded against the casing wall, and a fragile sealingstrip connected with the intermediate flap and adapted tovbe fastenedagainst the casing, there being also an entrance opening to the casingfor coins.

'2. A substantially flat and closed casing for receiving coins; one ofthe walls-of thecasing having portions extendingfbeyond the oppositewall to form flaps, the saidflapsbeing folded over'the edge o f-theopposite wall and permanently secured to the outer face of the latterwall and terminating short of eachother to form a space" therebetween,said casing being PI'OVlClEd with an outlet opening for the coins, an adclitional flap formed on one of thewalls and being separated anddetached from the first said flap and: also being of a size to coversaid opening and foldable' back and-forth over the opening'to openand'close thelatter an indefinite number of times and into the spacebetween the first recited flaps tosub-.

stantially fill said space, said additional flap" being unsecured to theface of the casing wall, and 'a fragile sealing strip securedtransversely. of the said additional flap to: project thereloeyond andsecured to'th e cas-. ing, there being an inlet opening to the casing; 7V V In testimony H name to this specificatlon, in the presence ofLULUTDWYER; HfGvGAMPBELLT,

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Washington, Dr G. 1

whereof I' have signed two subscribing,witnesses; on thisBOth day.

JOHN: T. Toni). V

